A horse suffered burns this evening when a grass fire spread to stables near the Birguma bypass in Naxxar.

The incident happened at about 5.15 p.m.

People driving by on seeing that there were two horses in the stables broke into the premises to rescue them.

A Shetland pony suffered burns while the other horse was not injured. A Briton who is an experienced horse handler and happened to be passing by helped to calm the horse and a vet was called.

The blaze was extinguished by fire-fighters of the Civil Protection Department.

mynews@timesofmalta.com

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